Jerry Wiggin
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Sir Alfred William Wiggin, known as Jerry Wiggin, (born 24 February 1937) is a British Conservative Party politician.
Born in Worcestershire, Wiggin was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge and became a farmer in Clevelode, Worcestershire.
Wiggin contested Montgomery in 1964 and 1966. He became Member of Parliament (MP) for Weston-super-Mare in the 1969 by-election after the death of David Webster, serving until he retired at the 1997 general election. Wiggin was a junior Armed Forces minister from 1981 to 1983.
In May 1995, he apologised to the House of Commons for having tabled amendments to a Bill in Standing Committee in the name of fellow MP Sebastian Coe, but without Coe's knowledge or consent.
He is the father of Bill Wiggin, the Conservative MP for Leominster.
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- Times Guide to the House of Commons, Times Newspapers Limited, 1997
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| Preceded by: David Webster |
Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare 1969–1997 |
Succeeded by: Brian Cotter |
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